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identification

[ahy-den-tuh-fi-kay-shuhn, ih-den-] / aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn- /


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Belemnites have been the subject of paleontological research for more than 200 years, making the identification of such a radically different species especially remarkable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Formal identification is yet to take place, and North Wales Police has asked for the public not to speculate as to her identity on social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The scale of the identification task is immense.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

One of the characters was “almost wholly symbolic” and thus needed no specific identification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It seemed evident to Fuller that class identification was a large problem within the organization.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

In another instance, a model uploaded files to the internet to cite them without being asked by a user that was looking for the names and identifications of lakes larger than 5 million square meters.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

"DNA identifications of three 1845 Franklin expedition sailors from HMS Erebus" appears in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Miles also presented scientific studies on the flaws of eyewitness identifications, and collected DNA evidence didn’t match him, according to the Innocence Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

This led to a deeper look into other factors contributing to wrongful convictions, including prosecutorial misconduct and mistaken eyewitness identifications, especially those made by witnesses with different racial backgrounds from the suspects.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Faces are a mercy; most identifications come after scrutiny of birthmarks, scraps of clothing, scars.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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